Delivery Plan Implementation and Next Steps
Supporting Projects
The Delivery Plan and wider community planning processes are supported by a number of work-streams and projects. This section provides an update on progress and next steps.
Evidence Base
Locality Profiles have been produced and published for Shetland, Shetland’s seven localities, and islands of Bressay, Fair Isle, Fetlar, Foula, Papa Stour and Skerries. There are many purposes, including to support discussions around service delivery and community development, and in undertaking Island Communities Impact Assessments. This work also led to the conclusion that the ‘Islands with Small Populations’ remain the communities in Shetland with poorer socio-economic outcomes, highlighting the need for their Locality Plan.
Profiles of the Shetland Population will be developed for each of the Protected Characteristics under the Equality Act, 2010, supporting the development of individual partner’s Equalities Outcomes and Mainstreaming Report.
A detailed analysis of the Shetland Partnership Plan Outcome Indicators alongside other available data, such as Public Health Scotland Health Dashboards has been carried out, resulting in the development of Deep Dive Profiles for Population, Socio-Economic Outcomes and Climate Change. These will be used by strategic planning groups to appraise activity and prioritise areas for improvement.
The Community Planning Team are working across SIC’s Development Directorate and Public Health to put in place a consistent system for the use of data for strategic development and improvement activity, capable of being used by Power BI and MapInfo.
Demonstrating Impact: Monitoring & Evaluation Frameworks
The Management and Leadership Team commissioned training on Outcomes for themselves and the wider Community Planning Support Team. The four Improvement Programmes are using the tools and language learnt to define activity and monitor impact, as well as to build the capacity of others.
Some services and partners are choosing to roll-out the training to others, with the potential to offer to the wider Network.
Community Participation
A Participation Hub is planned for the Partnership website. This will include a Participation Toolkit and a shared learning space with information and case studies.
Strong, Honest & Trusted Relationships
The Network provides opportunities for partners to meet, to formally discuss key strategic issues, to understand each other’s roles and to network. Evaluations show that events over the last year are resulting in greater collaboration and joint-working.
Understanding and Sharing Resources
The Management and Leadership Team, and the Network, provide opportunities for partners to share information on resource challenges.
The Deep Dive Profiles are an opportunity to discuss resource allocation across organisations, to achieve early intervention and potential to reduce spend on crisis interventions.
Effective Partnerships and Partnership Agreements
Work on this Project will commence in 2024/25, with resources being provided by the Council. It will involve mapping partnerships and sub-groups, understanding the legal requirements, working with strategic leads to streamline partnerships around outcomes and assessing effectiveness.
Impact Assessments
Statutory partners will have legal duties around impact assessments. For example, the Council has in place templates, guidance and other resources, for individual impact assessments.
A link will be made between Place and Wellbeing Assessment and Impact Assessments, to be delivered as part of the Place-Based Programme.
Risk Register
The Management and Leadership Team have risk registers in place, for Shetland, and for the Partnership. These are reviewed on a four monthly basis.
Regional & National Understanding
Partners use opportunities to develop the understanding of external bodies about Shetland’s unique characteristics and opportunities. The Partnership is currently highlighting the need to put in place a partnership approach with the Government and partners elsewhere, to commission an up-to-date Minimum Income Standard for Remote and Rural Scotland.
Effective Communication
Due to capacity, progress has been held back in this area. Resources are to be allocated to this, for 2024/25.
Support to Embed Outcomes within Organisations & Partnerships
This will be progressed, in 2024/25, through the Demonstrating Impact and Effective Partnership work-streams.